Chapter 892: Seize the Weak Spot and Strike! Punish the Untrustworthy and the Unjust, and the Traitors Who Betray the Alliance Shall Be Punished by Everyone!
October 18th, the 16th year of Qin Wangzheng.
The 700,000-man army, along with 300,000 corvée laborers, rushed to Du Kang with a mighty force of one million.
In the middle of the army, Wang Ben said with a relaxed tone: "I thought the commander-in-chief would lead the elite troops to help Yang Wengzi first, and I also thought of many words of persuasion, but I never thought that the commander-in-chief would not do the old battle of Fukouxing, and was willing to go with the army."
Chang'an Jun's plan is not as crazy as A Weng said!
Ying Chengjiao shook his head slightly and said, "Dai Wu'an Jun is definitely not an ordinary general."
"In the battle of Fukouxing, I led elite troops to rush to the front line and caught Dai Wu'an Jun off guard."
"In this battle, Dai Wu'an Jun will definitely be more prepared. If I lead elite troops to rush thousands of miles again, I am afraid that I will not be able to help the front line to stabilize the position, but will be surrounded by the enemy and die on the battlefield!"
"In addition, both the enemy and our army have extremely large forces in this battle. Tens of thousands of elite troops can certainly break the deadlock and create opportunities, but it is difficult to influence the overall situation."
"Instead of leading elite troops to rush to the front line, it is better to believe that Yang Wengzi can stop the enemy's front for my Great Qin and hold on until my troops arrive!"
Ying Chengjiao was also worried about the battle situation of Yang Duan and his troops.
But Ying Chengjiao knew better that for generals of Li Mu's level, the same tactics would hardly make them fall twice!
Rather than repeating the past with huge risks and extremely low returns, it is better to place hope on Yang Duanhe!
Wang Ben nodded gently and said: "According to the time, the main force of the enemy should have been attacking the Yishui Great Wall. I only hope that Yang Wengzi will hold on and fight for the opportunity for our troops to deploy!"
As he spoke, a cavalryman held up the token and galloped over. Finally, under the leadership of Ying Chengjiao's personal soldiers, he arrived in front of Ying Chengjiao and bowed solemnly and said: "Report to Lord Chang'an, our troops are ordered by the king to report the front-line military situation to Lord Chang'an."
"According to the investigation of our troops, Dai Guo sent a total of 150,000 troops, Yan Guo sent a total of 350,000 troops, and Qi Guo sent a total of 700,000 troops. The three countries have a total of 1.2 million troops!"
"Yesterday, the troops of the three countries have completed the merger in Yicheng."
"On the day of the merger, Dai Wu'an Jun ordered the chief officer Kuang Yong to lead his 60,000 troops to Santai City, and ordered the general Chang Chao to lead 40,000 troops to Fenmen City. The rest of the troops were stationed around Yicheng to attack Yicheng and Yiguan! "
Hearing the report from the guard, Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly: "Dai Wu'an Jun only sent 100,000 troops to attack Santai and Fenmen, and the remaining 1.1 million troops were all stationed around Yicheng?"
The guard nodded solemnly: "Yes!"
Ying Chengjiao looked at Wang Ben and asked: "General Wang, why do you think Dai Wu'an Jun arranged it like this?"
Gathering 1.1 million troops in one place is not only a huge waste of manpower, but also stupid!
Ying Chengjiao believes that Li Mu is not a stupid commander, and he definitely has his own plan for doing so!
Wang Ben pondered for a moment and said, "First, there may be some rifts between the troops of the three countries. Dai Wu'an Jun needs to use the power of one side to check and suppress the troops of the other side, so he has to gather the troops of the three countries first and then complete the division of troops in Yicheng."
"Second, Dai Wu'an Jun needs a key victory to boost the morale of the army. The goal of this key victory is set as the Yishui Great Wall! Dai Wu'an Jun knows that this move cannot be concealed from our army, so he gathers almost all the troops for a quick victory."
"Third, Dai Wu'an Jun lacks a general who can stand alone, so Dai Wu'an Jun has to shrink the front line and limit the battlefield to one county."
The generals of Dai State who can be called famous generals have been expelled by King Zhao, and the generals of Dai State who are good at fighting have been almost killed by Qin State.
As for Yan and Qi, let alone, these two countries have not had any good generals in the past ten years.
Wang Ben believes that Li Mu is likely to be in an awkward situation with too many soldiers and too few generals.
Although fighting by dividing the troops can better play the advantages of the Dai, Qi, and Yan coalition forces, if there is no suitable general to lead the division, it is better for Li Mu to lead the army alone!
After a pause, Wang Ben added: "I think these three are not existing alone, but more likely to exist at the same time!"
Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly and said: "General Wang's thoughts are similar to mine."
"In addition, I think Dai Wu'an Jun's move is also an attempt to draw as many troops as possible from my Great Qin to the Yishui Great Wall."
"In this way, my Great Qin will be more and more empty in the rear!"
After thinking about it, Wang Ben nodded in agreement: "What Chang'an Jun said makes sense!"
Ying Chengjiao's mouth curled up slightly: "In this way, it is our army's opportunity!"
After a moment of silence, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"
"Captain Li Xin led 50,000 troops to attack Dai's Wuyang City, and Captain Qiang Huai led 50,000 troops to attack Dai's Jingruan City."
"Attack the city At the time of the attack, Lieutenant Li Xin and Lieutenant Qiang Huai jointly swept the roads along the way, and did not allow a Dai State baggage team to go south to the Yishui Great Wall! "
"Lieutenant Meng Tian led 50,000 troops to recapture Pingshu City, and Lieutenant Peng Yue led 50,000 troops to recapture Zhongyi City."
"During the siege, Lieutenant Meng Tian and Lieutenant Meng Yue jointly swept the roads along the way, and did not allow a Qi State baggage team to go north to the Yishui Great Wall!"
"Lieutenant Jingpo led 30,000 troops to support Santai City, and Lieutenant Mengnan led 30,000 troops to support Fenmen City."
"We don't ask for the loss of the two cities, but we ask to provoke the enemy's flaws and annihilate the enemy soldiers."
"Send a message to Yang Wengzi's troops, asking Yang Wengzi to hold on for another three days. I will lead the main force from Li Pass to the north to attack the enemy from the side!"
"If Yang Wengzi can hold on for three days without losing the Great Wall, Yang Wengzi can be the first meritorious in this battle!"
Listening to Ying Chengjiao's arrangement, Wang Ben said with emotion: "Dai Wuan Jun is indeed a great general."
"It's a pity that Dai Wuan Jun should not be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces."
"The conflicts of interest between countries will eventually make this great general's talents go to waste!"
In Wang Ben's view, Li Mu can be regarded as a great general of the time.
If the two armies were to face off, Wang Ben would not dare to say that he would definitely defeat Li Mu.
But Li Mu's advantages and disadvantages are obvious. He is not good at handling court affairs and diplomatic affairs.
And Ying Chengjiao's series of orders are like a series of heavy hammers that catch Li Mu's soft spot!
As a general, Wang Ben even felt a little pity for Li Mu!
Ying Chengjiao's voice was also somewhat complicated: "Although I have fought against Dai Wu'an Jun many times, I respect Dai Wu'an Jun."
"If I can raise a cup and invite Dai Wu'an Jun to drink and fight together, I think it is a real pleasure in my life!"
"It's a pity that I will be the enemy of Dai Wu'an Jun again this time."
"In this case, only by going all out can I respect Dai Wu'an Jun, and only by going all out can I help my Qin win this battle!"
Show mercy when fighting Li Mu?
Do I deserve it?
Not at all!
Shaking his head regretfully, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "Order the whole army."
"Hurry up!"
The six troops immediately broke away from the army and rushed towards their respective targets.
The remaining 440,000 troops also accelerated their march under the leadership of Ying Chengjiao. That evening, they crossed the Yishui Great Wall along the Li Pass, and then turned northwest, getting closer and closer to the flank of Li Mu's troops.
On October 20th, the 16th year of Qin Wangzheng, the Qin army scouts had already started fighting with the coalition scouts, and accordingly, the general movements of Ying Chengjiao's troops had also fallen into the eyes of the coalition.
However, Ying Chengjiao did not change the marching route. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to make a brief rest and then led the main force to head-on into the Yan army camp stationed on the right wing of Li Mu's troops!
Listening to the reports from the scouts, King Xi of Yan became increasingly anxious. He finally looked at Li Mu and said sincerely, "Dai Wu'an Jun, I know that although our soldiers of Great Yan are brave and good at fighting, their combat effectiveness is inferior to that of the Qin army."
"Can we ask the elite of Dai to fight the Qin army, and let our soldiers of Great Yan respond from the side?"
Tian Sheng looked at King Xi of Yan with a little more contempt, and solemnly bowed his hands and said, "The Qi army invites you to fight!"
"Qin Chang'an Jun is indeed brave, but our Great Qi elite soldiers are also brave warriors!"
"The Qi army is willing to share the worries of the left prime minister!"
Listening to the words of King Xi of Yan and Tian Sheng, Li Mu couldn't help but frown.
Since King Xi of Yan has taken the initiative to ask for avoidance, he will definitely not resolutely resist the enemy next.
The Qi army is willing to fight, but the combat effectiveness of the Qi soldiers is worse than that of the Yan army. If the Qi army faces the Qin army alone, it is likely to collapse quickly.
Li Mu was in a dilemma again!
With a sigh in his heart, Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Order! The army changes its formation!"
"Let our elite troops of the Great Dai be the vanguard, with the Yan army as the left wing and the Qi army as the right wing to fight the enemy!"
King Yan was very grateful and bowed his hands and said: "Thank you, Lord Wu'an of Dai!"
With Li Mu's order, the coalition army began to change its formation. Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation: "Captain Su Jiao led 100,000 elite troops to intercept the Dai army."
"The rest of you will follow me to turn south, aim at the left wing of the enemy army, and charge!"
While shouting, Ying Chengjiao took the lead and led the 340,000 troops to accelerate the charge.
Li Mu immediately ordered: "The front army advances, stop the Qin army!"
Su Jiao also ordered: "Soldiers, follow me to charge!"
Like Mars hitting the Earth, Su Jiao's troops suddenly collided with the front army of the coalition army and fought fiercely. The Dai army was completely distracted by Su Jiao's troops and could only watch Ying Chengjiao lead the main force of the Qin army to rush to the left wing of the coalition army.
And that was where the Yan army was stationed!
Ying Chengjiao roared angrily: "Soldiers! In the past, Prince Dan of Yan assassinated our king, causing us Qin officials to suffer great shame and humiliation!"
"Our king is kind and kind. He let Yan live and even formed an alliance with Yan to not attack each other!"
"But today, Yan broke the alliance and attacked our Qin! Such traitors must be killed by everyone!"
"Soldiers! Follow me to charge!"
Behind the big banner, 340,000 Qin soldiers roared in unison: "Destroy the untrustworthy and the unjust, and the traitors must be killed by everyone!"
"Kill!"
While roaring, Ying Bu took the lead and crossed the army, and rushed into the Yan army!
The warhorse under Ying Bu's crotch immediately cried and fell to the ground, but Ying Bu also used the force of the collision to directly break through three spear forests, and quickly pierced the fourth spear forest with his long spear!
Listening to the roar of the Qin army and watching the defense line being penetrated in the blink of an eye, King Xi of Yan was completely dumbfounded!
Bypassing the Dai army to attack our Yan army?
What kind of hatred do we have?